RDF PRESS RELEASE - PROMOTION IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE
REF: RDF/DPA/A/14/08/25
Kigali, 12 December 2025
H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND C-IN-C OF RDF HAS PROMOTED RDF PERSONNEL AS FOLLOWS:
1. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF COLONEL TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL (LIST OF 02)
a. COL INNOCENT MUNYENGANGO: COMMANDER, LOGISTICS BRIGADE
b. COL FRANÇOIS REGIS GATARAYIHA: HEAD DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, RDF HEADQUARTERS
2. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL TO THE RANK OF COLONEL (LIST OF 43)
3. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF MAJOR TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LIST OF 253)
4. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF CAPTAIN TO THE RANK OF MAJOR (LIST OF 79)
5. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN (LIST OF 299)
H.E. ALSO APPROVED THE PROMOTION OF OTHER RANKS AS FOLLOWS:
6. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR (LIST OF 11)
7. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF SERGEANT TO THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT (LIST OF 2,296)
8. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF CORPORAL TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT (LIST OF 10,260)
9. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF PRIVATE TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL (LIST OF 7,822)
PROMOTIONS TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.///
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